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The Influence of Silver on the Ming Dynasty
Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
libraries, Whip, cultivated, macrofauna, virtue, dynamism, Japanese, Mongol, silk, Confucionism, mulberry, silver, settlement, Yangming, elephants, urbanization, laquerware, Asia, swamps, Ming
Ming China (1368-1644)
China recovered from              conquests and Black Death in the 13th century with the creation of the Ming Dynasty
became a major importer of             
from mines in Japan
trade through Manila
from 1570s onward, through supplies in the New World, increasing demand for silver in China
silver coins from the New World, many minted in Mexico from Mexican silver
1500-1650: half of all European imports from          would be paid for in silver
China wanted silver because
it had instituted an important fiscal reform, an effective tax system
1581: The Single          Tax
land tax that would be payable in one denomination: silver
silver readily accessible from                  and North and South American mines
important for intensifying          state formation
silver brought about many changes
increased                         
new kinds of commodities
Chinese upper classes took an affection for Japaneses                     
imports could be paid for by silver
imported live turkeys from Americas
private                   
cultural efflorescence
Neo-                        
self improvement
moral vigor
self cultivation through education and study
China's imperial exams
Wang                  (1472-1529)
each moral              is naturally embedded within each person
but it has to be                     
had a strong individualist and egalitarian philosophy
very influential on Ming theorists
rejection of modernization
but no denying that there was an enormous amount of                  in the Chinese state
felt on the borders of China
China was an agrarian aristocracy
turned its attention to the outer frontiers
founder of the Ming dynasty argued that agriculture is the foundation of the nation
therefore open up new lands for                     
initial fixation was on the south
increasing opportunities for producing staples
lure farmers to activities in south
Canton
used as a base in southernization
where much silver entered into China
money flowed in,          flowed out
                 trees planted for silk production
at the expense of the native, tropical forests, natural              filled in with mulberry trees, rice paddies
technology
used to drain swamps
natural ecological systems gave way to agricultural systems
this spelled doom for the non-human                      and other animals of the region
at least one species of                    in southern China went extinct
tigers nearly extinct
population increase:
1400: 4 million
1640: 12 million

Vocabulary:

galleon, n. a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries  "With the opening of trade through Manila and the arrival of the Manila galleon from the New World, we begin to see the direct tie from the mines of the Andes and Mexico to Chinese demand."
lacquerware, n. objects decoratively covered with a clear or colored wood finish that dries by solvent evaporation or a curing process that produces a hard, durable finish, sometimes inlaid or carved  "With the increased use of silver and the growing economy, the Ming upper-class took an interest in new products such as lacquerware from Japan."

People:

######################### (1472-1529)
A Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and general during the Ming dynasty
  • believed each moral virtue is naturally embedded within each person, but they have to be cultivated
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